Rome must fall.

Chapter 375 Small talk
Carl's eyes lit up, and Nikara Reedas beside him praised loudly: "Not bad, delicious!"

Agatacus, with a mouth full of beer foam, asked doubtfully: "Is this really beer?"

It's no wonder he asked this question. These pirates have been to many Mediterranean port towns and have drunk beer from different regions, but they are all roughly the same: the beer is turbid, has a lot of dregs, tastes bitter, and is not very pleasant to drink...

Because of this, the nobles and upper classes in various regions of the Mediterranean have never bothered to drink beer. It is only a helpless choice for some lower-class people to quench their thirst and have fun. Naturally, brewers will not spend more time and money to study how to improve the quality of this cheap alcoholic beverage.

But Maximus was different. Coming from his previous life, he certainly knew what real beer was like. Moreover, the current Nix tribe did not have the conditions to develop wine, but it was very feasible to develop beer. Therefore, when the tribe had a lot of surplus wheat stored, a brewery was established with his strong support.

And every time the beer was brewed, Maximus would taste it personally and always make some picky suggestions, forcing the brewers to devote all their energy to brewing better beer in order to pass the chief's review. That's why it took a year for the beer brewed by the Nix tribe to be officially launched. Although Maximus was still not very satisfied with it, it was already much better than the beer in other parts of the Mediterranean.

Just as Karsipenpas and his friends began to drink beer, the ordered dishes were served on the table one after another.

"Delicious! So delicious!" Agatacus and others did not expect that the Knicks' beer was so delicious and every dish was so novel and delicious.

Take fried fish for example: fresh river fish are cleaned and then coated with flour and deep fried in boiling oil. They are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, without any fishy smell. There were no olive trees in this area before, and naturally no olive oil. However, most of the tribesmen now raise pigs, and the fat from the pigs is used to make oil. Fried fish with lard is more fragrant, but it is also very expensive, so ordinary families will not do it so luxuriously.

Another example is roasted chicken: chicken is a common poultry in the Nix tribe and is not expensive. The main condiment - salt is also in sufficient supply in the market, but the restaurant's chef uses a special sauce to marinate it and roasts it in a special earthen kiln. The roasted chicken is golden and shiny, tender and juicy, with an enticing aroma.

There were also special-flavored smoked sausages, tender and delicious mushroom stew, fragrant and delicious honey ham, crispy fried beans that went well with wine... Every dish made these pirates, who had traveled across most of the Mediterranean and had seen the world, open their eyes wide, drool, and eat voraciously, fearing that they would eat less if they said one more word.

In comparison, the diners at the surrounding tables seemed much more elegant as they talked and chatted.

"I heard you went to watch the game yesterday?"

"Hey, don't mention it. If I had known, I wouldn't have watched it. Our Westney team actually lost to Todd Lido!"

"Yeah, I didn't expect our team to lose! In the past two years, our team competed with Snowtia for the championship, but this year we can't even make it to the finals! It's really frustrating!"

This immediately caused a table of diners to curse, and then a guest from another table said loudly: "In fact, Westney's loss was not unfair. Todlido played well, especially their defense, which was too tight. In the first half, Westney didn't get a single point...

After these games this year, you should have found that the level of teams from other towns has also improved. It is impossible for teams from Snowdia and Westney to win as easily as before. This is a good thing for us because the games will become more exciting!"

"You're right. This year's competition is indeed more intense. However, I think the main reason why Todlido was able to beat Westney is that they dared to fight harder. When they saw the opponent rushing over with the ball, they dared to block him head-on, and even injured several of their own players—"

"Todlido's team is not just brave enough to fight, they are simply treating this match as a battle. Did you know that all the Pannoni players in Todlido's team are warriors from other Pannoni tribes who were defeated and captured by us before? They want to seek revenge through this match! If it weren't for the rules of the match that 'only one-third of the team can have Pannoni players', it would really be a battle if all of them were replaced by Pannoni players!"

"A group of defeated warriors who have surrendered and become reserve members of our tribe actually want to win the football game to prove that they are also warriors. This is simply a joke!——"

"Hush! Don't say such things. Be careful. The patrol will accuse you of destroying the unity of the tribe and ask you to go to court for questioning!"

"As for me, a fight is a fight, and a game is a game. They are two completely different things. There is no need to take the results of the game too seriously! Look at Ophidilla. There are a total of four teams participating in the festival every year, and none of them has ever entered the finals. The people there are still very happy to watch the games of other teams and cheer for them—"

"If I lived in Ophidilla, I would be ashamed of them! They are teams from the main village area, and there are four of them. The game is held there, but they don't have the determination to win honor for their own town!"

"I don't think this is the fault of the Ophidilla team. They can't do what we do, where we can select the best players from the town residents, train them for a while, and then select the best players to form a team and participate in the competition...

This is not the case in Ophidilla. Every village forms a team, and before the summer festival, the teams from each village must first compete in a series of matches. Only the top one or two teams from the east and west coasts are eligible to participate in the summer festival.

A team formed by a village is definitely not as strong as a team specially selected by a town, but they have more tribesmen who can participate in the competition, and some villages even have people in their forties participating in the competition, which is simply impossible in Westney. So even if the people of Ophidiliya have never won the honor of the Summer Festival Rugby Championship and have not received the blessing of the goddess, they have truly enjoyed the fun of the game, unlike us who can only be spectators!"

"Yes, this is also what I envy about the Ophidilians! But you don't have to be too depressed, because there are tribesmen who keep protesting to the administrative office. Chief Executive Reius has decided to divide the city into several parts starting next year. Each of them will form a team to compete, and the final winner will participate in the summer festival-" "Is this true?!"

"If you don't believe me, you can wait until the summer festival is over and read the notice posted by the Administration Office. And it's not just us. I heard that Snowtia and Todlido are also planning to do this."

"That's great! If I can do it like Ophidilla next year, maybe I can play in the game!"

"You can't do it, after all, you are still a little old, but I am sure I can do it!"

"You may be younger than me, but you may not have as much physical strength as me. If you don't believe me, let's compete!"

"Let's compete, I'm not afraid of you!"

"Stop arguing! We'll talk about next year's game next year. Why are you making such a fuss now? You might as well pay attention to tomorrow's final, Snotia vs. Todd Ridge. Which team are you supporting?"

"Snotia is our brother team, of course we support Snowia!"

"It's boring to always let Snowtia win the championship. I support Todd Lido!"

"Snotia!"

"Toddlido!"

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The restaurant suddenly became noisy and as noisy as a market.

As they had to hurry on their way, Calcipumpas and the others had hurriedly finished their lunch and left the restaurant to avoid further suffering to their ears.

"Elder Karsi Pampas, thank you for your hospitality! This is my first time to eat such a sumptuous meal at the House of Nix!" The driver touched his slightly bulging belly and said with emotion: "I have heard that the fried fish, roast chicken, honey ham invented by the chief... are particularly delicious. After trying them today, I found that it is true!"

"You mean... the food we ate just now was made by your leader?" Agatacus asked in surprise, looking back at the restaurant curiously.

"I heard that it was Chief Maximus who taught his chief steward Aconis how to cook these foods, and then the business officer Pigris asked Aconis to teach these cooking methods to the chefs of the House of Nix, so we have the pleasure of eating these things today."

The driver smiled and explained, "Initially, Pigris wanted to name these foods Maximus Roast Chicken and Maximus Fried Fish... He even promoted them among the towns, but I heard that he was severely criticized by the leader and didn't dare to name them that way."

"I've heard that your leader is very wise. Not only can he defeat powerful enemies, but he can also design powerful weapons and equipment. I didn't expect that he can also make such delicious food. It's really... really amazing!" Dioscleris praised sincerely.

The driver proudly replied: "Of course, the leader of my family is the offspring of the great goddess Danu!"

This time none of the pirates objected or disagreed.

When the driver went to harness the carriage, Nikara Reedas asked curiously, "Brother, what kind of rugby game were those people talking about just now? What is that?"

"I heard that it was also the chief Maximus who was inspired by the goddess Danu and invented a ball game. It is very exciting and interesting. I also like to watch it." Chalcympas wanted to describe it in detail, but he didn't know where to start. He simply said, "Anyway, you will have a chance to see it tomorrow. I believe you will understand it after you watch it."

(End of this chapter)